~ Smackdown comes on the air with footage of a meeting Vince McMahon had with The Undertaker earlier today about him getting what he wanted. Vince tells Taker he has both Shane McMahon and Diamond Dallas Page in the ring tonight, and granted Kurt Angle may be his partner but Taker still got his match so in exchange he wants him on Team WWF. Vince then asks how Sara is doing but Taker doesn’t appreciate it and warns Vince never to mention her name again. Taker says a deal is a deal but if Vince screws with him, WCW is going to be the least of his problems. Read more…

~ Raw comes on the air with highlights of the latest in the WWF/WCW war (such as it is) on Smackdown. Jim Ross and Paul Heyman then welcome us to the show which is being broadcast from WCW’s former capital city and mention we’ll have the first interpromtional match tonight, pitting The Undertaker against WCW’s Lance Storm and Mike Awesome in a handicap match. Looks like the bookers finally realized WCW vs. WCW matches weren’t the way to go with this angle. Also Shane McMahon takes on Diamond Dallas Page in a street fight, and in fact that match is right now. Read more…

~ Smackdown comes on the air with the Vince McMahon/Torrie Wilson/Linda McMahon saga from Raw, yet no mention of the Invasion. Yep, the next big angle is taking a backseat to Vince’s latest libido-fest when you’d figure the it would be front and center in the highlights package. But in hindsight you can’t totally fault them after the way it actually went down on Raw.

Anyway Michael Cole welcomes us to the show along with Tazz as he talks about history being made on Smackdown. Tonight Chris Jericho & Spike Dudley will team up to challenge the Dudley Boyz for the Tag Team Titles. Plus it’s WCW on WWF TV once again as Diamond Dallas Page challenges Booker T for the WCW Championship. I don’t know if the Tacoma fans are going to be any more receptive to this match after the debacle three days ago, but let’s see how this plays out. Read more…

~ Raw comes on the air with highlights of WCW’s invasion over the past week leading to the pay-per-view announcement. Jim Ross then welcomes us to the show along with Paul Heyman and promises that history will be made tonight as WCW wrestlers will compete on WWF television for the first time ever. Read more…

~ Smackdown comes on the air with a lengthy intro video highlighting the WCW Invasion on Raw. Michael Cole and Tazz then welcome us to the show and talk about coming from Madison Square Garden for the second time this week. Read more…

~ King of the Ring comes on the air with an intro video hyping the big matches and events set for tonight. Jim Ross and Paul Heyman welcome us to the show and talk about it being an eventful day already. I’m sure they’ll elaborate more on this later. Read more…